IE losing share, Firefox stagnant, Chrome passes 13 percent

[gooderguy]

I wonder how many people would go out of their way to download and install IE if it didn't come pre-installed on every single PC running Windows.

I used Firefox for about 3 years, used extensions to try them out but I use to many different computers and re-install Windows more than average so I like Chrome now because it's fast to install and use. Now I use online stuff as much as possible, like iGoogle with gadgets, Google Docs, Gmail, Calendar, Picasa, etc.

Though I recently got a Facebook account and it has crashed Chrome several times so I use Firefox to log on to Facebook and Chrome for the rest until this problem is resolved.

 

[Guest]

I dumped Firefox 4 in favour of Chrome purely because I got fed up of AGV Search hijacking my system. This despite all the tricks to remove it using About:config, etc. I still prefered the TABS below rather the the Tabs on Top with Chrome as I keep clicking my Favourites bar rather than the correct Tab !@#!@

Until IE gets an AdAware, etc add-on I will stick with my clean screens of etiher Chrome or Firefox (have not tried 5 yet)

 

[Guest]

I use chrome for pretty much everything. FF is OK, I guess. I only use it for Selenium IDE.

 

[Jillxz]

I used Firefox from the first time it came out. Now I use Chrome as my default browser. Chrome rocks.

 

[Guest]

IE will always be the dominant browser because they're the only browser that will take full responsibility for Business Application Development unlike FF, Opera, and Chrome.

Majority of Business Applications run on IE.. try running them on anything else it'll fail!

FF, Chrome, Opera and etc run real nice because they've gut out all the O/S API's so that they'll run faster...but if we want to move to a stronger web app world, IE dominates that market.

 

[Mizzou]

I periodically try Chrome ... it's like a browser on training wheels.

 

[Guest]

I don't understand why Firefox is losing market share so quickly. It's still the best browsers, even if the latest version is a bit crash prone. Some people are so quick to write it off, but given time, I think it may start to grow again.

Most of my friends have switched to Chrome, but I still prefer Firefox. I just hope they keep developing it and don't give up on it completely. We need more competition, not less.